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Bing Maps Gets Live Traffic & Geocoding Courtesy Of Nokia

Nokia Maps Traffic Information & Geocoding Get Added To Bing Maps, Should Help Make It A Bit Easier To Avoid Traffic & Locate Specific Landmarks
By on Friday, 25. May 2012

The Microsoft and Nokia partnership is nothing new, in fact we have seen quite a bit from that partnership with Windows Phone. And well, it looks like that partnership has moved beyond phones. In this case the partnership is affecting Bing Maps. And thankfully it is affecting the maps in [...]

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Google Bar Tweaks Make Things Easier For Those With Multiple Google+ Pages

Latest Google+ Update Brings Multiple Page Management To The Google Bar
By on Friday, 25. May 2012

Sometimes the big changes and new features are the most exciting, but on the flip side, sometimes it is the small additions and tweaks that arrive as the most welcomed. Granted, the smaller tweaks are not always appreciated by as many users, but in this case we suspect those managing [...]

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Amazon Book Reviewers Found As Reliable As Professional Critics

Harvard Research Studies Amazon Book Reviews, Finds They're Mostly Reliable
By on Thursday, 17. May 2012

If you’ve been thinking about picking up more material to drive your Kindle Fire, or your regular Kindle, or your upcoming Kindle with the front lighting system, then you’ve probably considered a variety of ebooks. But then, you’ve probably also looked at the vast, vast–did I mention vast?–array of possibilities [...]

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Sparrow For Mac Updated To Version 1.6

Sparrow For Mac Gets An Update; Brings Support For POP, Faster Startup Times & More Including Numerous Bug Fixes
By on Tuesday, 15. May 2012

Yesterday we saw an update for the Sparrow mail app on the iPhone. The app was updated to version 1.2 and along with that announcement came word of an update for Sparrow for Mac. The Mac app update was noted as coming soon and while we trusted that word — [...]

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Buffalo WZR-D1800H Wireless Router First To Ship In 802.11ac

Buffalo Brings Out Wireless Router & Media Bridge That Offer 802.11ac Capability & Some Impressive Speeds Besides
By on Monday, 14. May 2012

With more and more people getting high-speed internet access into their homes–and though the pace of it is advancing with nearly glacial slowness, it’s hard to deny that there is, in fact movement–having a good quality wireless router isn’t a terrible idea either. While some companies are offering them free [...]

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Instacanvas Enables You To Buy & Sell Your Favorite Instagram Photos

Get An Instacanvas Gallery Set-Up & Start Selling Your Instagram Images, Prices Begin At $39.95 With 20 Percent Going To The Photographer
By on Friday, 11. May 2012

There are plenty of places online where you can sell things. In this case I am getting to the ability to sell your images. More specifically, the ability to sell your Instagram images. And perhaps more important — a place where you can sell them in a nice looking gallery [...]

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Apple Accidentally Tips iCloud Banner Notifications

iCloud Website Visitors Found Unexpected New Feature Waiting, An Accidental Tip Of The Future
By on Tuesday, 8. May 2012

Apple is one of those companies best noted for their reticence, as well as their impressively innovated product lines. Usually when tips come out about Apple products and services, someone’s tipping off the media anonymously, or there are reports out of the supply lines. But this time, Apple spilled the [...]

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Boingo Wireless Partners With Transit Wireless, Means Wi-Fi Will Be Coming To The NYC Subway System

Boingo Wireless Announces A Five-Year Plan To Get Wi-Fi Into The NYC Subway System
By on Thursday, 3. May 2012

Those who find themselves riding the NYC subway system wishing they had some available wireless connectivity may soon find themselves in luck. Well, maybe not immediately, however thanks to a recently announced partnership agreement between Boingo Wireless and Transit Wireless — Wi-Fi is coming.

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Slacker Radio Makes Good After Recent Service Outage

Slacker Radio Had Some Downtime Recently, As A Result All Users Are Being Given One Month Of Premium Radio For Free
By on Thursday, 3. May 2012

There is plenty of competition in the streaming music market. After all, you have players such as Rdio, MOG and Spotify as well as Pandora and Slacker Radio. And well, with competition so high, these services need to be both spot on and also take care of their customers.

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UK Regulators Now Investigating Apple's 4G iPad Claims

Following An Investigation Of Apple's 4G Claims In Australia, The Movement Expands To The UK, Where Investigators Are Also Checking Up
By on Tuesday, 1. May 2012

Just over a month ago, Apple admitted to all and sundry in Australia that the 4G part of their advertising of the iPad in their country wasn’t exactly according to Hoyle. But just over a month to the day later, the United Kingdom government has announced their own investigation into [...]

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